Definition of Scarabaeus. Meaning of Scarabaeus. Synonyms of Scarabaeus

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Definition of Scarabaeus

Scarabaeus
Scarabaeus Scar`a*b[ae]"us, n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Scarab.
Scarabaeus
Scarabaeus Scar*a*b[ae]"us, n. (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.) A conventionalized representation of a beetle, with its legs held closely at its sides, carved in natural or made in baked clay, and commonly having an inscription on the flat underside.

Meaning of Scarabaeus from wikipedia

- Scarabaeus sacer, common name sacred scarab, is the type species of the genus Scarabaeus and the family Scarabaeidae. This dung beetle is native of southern...
- The genus Scarabaeus consists of a number of Afro-Eurasian dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", Scarabaeus sacer and is the namesake...
- Scarabaeus ambiguus is a species of Old World dung beetles. This beetle rolls up a ball of dung before laying eggs on it and burying it. Scarabaeus ambiguus...
- Scarabaeus satyrus is an African species of dung beetle. These beetles roll a ball of dung for some distance from where it was deposited, and bury it,...
- 1758) Synonyms Scarabaeus hercules Linnaeus, 1758, 1758 Scarabaeus scaber Linnaeus, 1758, 1764 Scarabaeus oculatus Scopoli, 1772 Scarabaeus alcides Fabricius...
- 1763 work Centuria Insectorum, where it was called Scarabaeus tityus; when Linnaeus' genus Scarabaeus was divided into smaller genera, S. tityus was renamed...
- Species: O. rhinoceros Binomial name Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Scarabaeus rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758 Oryctes stentor Castelnau, 1840...
- Kheper is a subgenus of Scarabaeus: the typical genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Scarabaeini. The genus name honors the god Khepri in the ancient Egyptian...
- beetle Scarabaeus satyrus is one of the few known invertebrate animals that navigate and orient themselves using the Milky Way. The African Scarabaeus zambesi****...
- 2021-07-26. "Scarabaeus gangeticus (Castelnau, 1840)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26. "Replacement name for a subgenus of Scarabaeus Linné, and remarks...